I've come across a little issue with wind speed and wind gust statistics. It seems that the MAX values for wind speed are the same as wind gust MAX values.
For example, here are some statistics from my monthly statistics page:
Statistic This Month Last Month
Avg Wind Speed (m/s): 1.8 1.7
Max Wind Speed (m/s): 19 (3 Apr 2013 09:05) 13 (26 Mar 2013 00:40)
Avg Wind Gust (m/s): 2.9 2.7
Max Wind Gust (m/s): 19 (3 Apr 2013 09:05) 13 (26 Mar 2013 00:40)
Conceptually, MAX wind speed and wind gust seems correct. But on the other hand, the AVG wind speed and wind gust values are different. In fact, it looks like Weather Cat maintains these pieces of data separately, as can be seen in the RAW data that Weather Cat logs.
So, which way should it be? Are these separate measurable traits of wind, or one in the same? If one in the same, I wouldn't expect AVG wind speed and wind gust to be different. If separate, I wouldn't expect MAX wind speed and wind gust to be the same.
I hope this makes sense. Is there an explanation on just what WIND GUST means? Wind observed outside the 1st standard deviation?